District 11 Class 4a Girls Championship: Emmaus Vs. Parkland

February 27, 2004|By Mark Wogenrich Of The Morning Call

WHEN: 7:30 tonight.

WHERE: Allen High School's Sewards Gym.

WHAT'S NEXT: The winner plays District One's No. 5 team (Neshaminy or Central Bucks East) March 5 in the opening round of states; the runner-up plays District One's No. 3 team (Cheltenham or Haverford).

SEASON SERIES: Parkland won the first meeting, 44-35, in December; Emmaus won 42-28 earlier this month.

About the Trojans: Making their first appearance in a district final after five recent trips to the semifinals Didn't qualify for Lehigh Valley Conference playoffs despite 19 regular-season wins, placing behind Central Catholic and Nazareth in their division Four players on the roster are 6 feet or taller (Berger, Nuschke, Rich and Erin Anthony) Rich averages 7.5 rebounds per game Berger had her best game of the season against Allen (19 points, 16 rebounds) in the first round of districts Go deep on the bench with a nine-player rotation No defining scorer, but six players have scored in double figures this season Rich (first team) and Zuber (second team) were named all-LVC.

About the Green Hornets: Playing in their fifth district final since 1998 Won titles in 1998, 2001 and 2002 Have gone 13-2 since 5-7 start to the season Fell to Nazareth in the Lehigh Valley Conference semifinals Gomez has 28 points and 13 rebounds in two playoff games despite a knee injury Daumer scored a team-high 14 points in the win over Easton Bench, notably Katie Kokkinos, Nicole Duggan and Megan Walsh, have been instrumental in the Hornets' district victories Fierce pressing defense has forced 35 turnovers in the playoffs Guard play of Dervarics and Scheitrum has been impeccable of late Gomez (first team) and Daumer (second team) were named all-conference.